Teams at Mariana Minerals

Designs and leads mining and refining process improvement and capital projects from concept through commissioning. Responsibilities include developing PFDs and P&IDs, sizing process equipment, analyzing plant data, coordinating mechanics, electricians, controls teams, vendors, and contractors, and managing project scope, schedule, budget, safety reviews, and operational handover.

Commercial Counsel managing M&A, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and commercial transactions for a minerals company. Responsibilities include due diligence, drafting and negotiating purchase, supply, offtake, royalty, procurement, and JV agreements; coordinating regulatory approvals and financings; managing outside counsel; and building scalable legal processes. The role partners with corporate development, operations, engineering, and project teams in a fast-paced environment.

Provide hands-on intellectual property counsel across patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, domains, open source, and commercial transactions. Develop IP strategy, manage patent portfolios and outside counsel, establish trade secret protections, negotiate technology-related agreements, conduct IP due diligence, and support cross-functional teams. Build the company’s IP infrastructure, policies, processes, and relationships while providing practical legal guidance in a fast-paced startup environment.